One of my friends is affected by this and because of her skill set a large bank is the only feasible place she can work. She's just like "yep I just have to put up with it." The mobility in tech that makes it generally harder for employers to get away with this nonsense is underrated.
As someone that used to work in tech for a large bank, but have since left, I’m curious what her skill set is that would prevent her from jumping ship to somewhere that is not a large bank?
If I had to make a random guess, is it something related to Athena?
But investment banks, including JPM, don’t exactly pay the biggest bucks for SWE aside from a few specialized roles.
The only SWE jobs in finance that really match or exceed FAANG and other top (or even mid tier) tech companies are a very select few elite hedge funds and trading shops.
